| Deposit ID | 10002621 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A015058 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Joaquin |
| Related records | 10210018 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -156.22905, 62.84944 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | USGS MF-363, Loc. 14. Approximately 4,000 ft. SE of Mt. Joaquin summit.; Accurate within 2,000 ft. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Yukon-Koyukuk(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Iditarod D-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Iditarod NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Iditarod(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Takotna River(hydrologic unit)
Upper Kuskokwim River(hydrologic accounting unit)
Southwest(hydrologic subregion)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mercury | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cinnabar | Ore |
| Model code | 176 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 27 |
| Deposit model name | Disseminated epithermal mercury antomony |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -156.22905, 62.84944 |
|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| District name | McGrath |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A015058 | |
| USGS | Alaska Resource Data File | ARDF | ID041 |
Malone, Kevin, 1962, Mercury occurrences in Alaska: U.S. Bureau of Mines Circular 8131, 57 p.
Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Iditarod quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-363, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.
Cobb, E.H., 1976, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction material) in the Iditarod and Ophir quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 76-576, 101 p.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Model Name = Epithermal vein? |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-MAY-1994 | Powers, M.T. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 25-MAY-1994 | Huber, D.F. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 25-MAY-1994 | Miller, M.L. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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